Herwig Gössl
German Catholic archbishop (born 1967) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Herwig Gössl (born 1967) is a German clergyman of the Catholic Church who has served as the Archbishop of Bamberg since 2023. A native of Munich, he held several appointments in the same archdiocese, including as the vice-rector of its seminary, before becoming an auxiliary bishop in 2014. After the resignation as archbishop of Ludwig Schick in 2022, Gössl initially led the archdiocese as a diocesan administrator.
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Herwig Gössl | |
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Archbishop of Bamberg | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
Archdiocese | Bamberg |
Appointed | 9 December 2023 |
Predecessor | Ludwig Schick |
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Ordination | 1993 by Elmar Maria Kredel [de] |
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Born | 1967 (age 56–57) |
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Education | Catholic Seminary Bamberg [de] |
Motto | tu solus dominus ('You alone are the lord') |
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